Ten Eyck Placer Mines Inc., Sugarloaf, Somes Bar, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Ten Eyck Placer Mines Inc. | - not defined - |
Sugarloaf | - not defined - |
Somes Bar | - not defined - |
Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
Siskiyou County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 24' 11'' North , 123° 30' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Happy Camp | 1,190 (2015) | 44.5km |
Willow Creek | 1,710 (2011) | 52.6km |
Gasquet | 661 (2011) | 62.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
95303
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:95303:3
GUID (UUID V4):
8d6dd6ee-91a9-4ea6-848a-eff65a137250
A former hydraulic placer Au-PGE (Os-Ir-Pt) mine located in a stream course extending 20 miles N on the Klamath River from the mouth of the Salmon River.
Mineralization is a stream placer deposit (Deposit model: 119: Placer Au-PGE), hosted in gravel.
Related tectonic structures include the Klamath Mountains accreted terrane.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) Description: 91.67%; placer material. |
β Iridium var. Osmiridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) Description: 91.67%; placer material. |
β Platinum Formula: Pt Description: 8.33% Pt; placer material. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
β | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
β | Iridium var. Osmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Ru | Ruthenium | |
---|---|---|
Ru | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ru | β Iridium var. Osmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Os | Osmium | |
Os | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Os | β Iridium var. Osmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ir | Iridium | |
Ir | β Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Ir | β Iridium var. Osmiridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
Pt | Platinum | |
Pt | β Platinum | Pt |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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